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Carmarthenshire Castles 23/12/2010 18:32 Search this site Skip to content Coast & Countryside IN CARMARTHENSHIRE • WALES • UK Home i-Maps Culture Family Activities Natural Places to Go Staying Whats On Business Contact Castles Family History Arts & Entertainment Museums Tradition Food & drink Dylan Thomas Where are you? » Culture » Castles » Newcastle Emlyn Castle The 2011 Holiday Guide on line » Whats On » Newcastle Emlyn Castle Latest News » The remains of this castle sit on a grassy site overlooking the River Teifi. Only ruins stand today but you can still get a great feel for the Castles Introduction majesty of this place. The twin towered gatehouse on the Food & Drink » west side of the triangular inner courtyard is the castleʼs most prominent feature. The gatehouse towers are semi-octagonal outside and rectangular inside with latrine shafts on the Kidwelly Castle north and south. The north gatehouse room has a Castle Links... manhole cover covering the entrance passage to a well- cadw.wales.gov.uk preserved vaulted cellar. There are ruins of a square tower to the south Carreg Cennen Castle castlewales.com of the gatehouse. The castle used to have an inner and outer curtain ecastles.co.uk wall, and only ruined parts of the walls remain. britainexpress.com The castle was probably originally built around 1240, changing hands between the Welsh and English several times. In 1403 the castle was taken by Owain Glyndwr, but was in ruins by 1428. Sir Rhys ap Thomas repaired Dynefwr Castle Gower & Carmarthen Bay » the castle in about 1500. It changed hands again a number of times before the Civil War during which it was held by Parliament until it was captured by Royalists in 1644. After the surrender of the Royalists, the castle was blown up. Free entry Newcastle Emlyn Castle (Castles Map ») Tourism Links : Carmarthenshire County Council Carmarthenshire Tourist Association Dryslwyn Castle Inspirational Waleshttp://www.discovercarmarthenshire.com/culture/newcastle-emlyn-castle.html Page 1 of 2

Carmarthenshire Castles 23/12/2010 18:32 One Big Garden South West Wales Tourism Partnership Laugharne Castle Visit Wales Visit Swansea Bay Visit Pembrokeshire Ceredigion Tourism Llanstephan Castle © 2011 Carmarthenshire County Council. This web site is produced by the Tourism & Marketing Division of Carmarthenshire County Council. The extraction of any photographic or written material from these pages without permission is expressly forbidden. The Authority does not accept responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions contained in these pages, nor is any warranty given to any of the internet sites, publications, attraction venues or establishments listed.http://www.discovercarmarthenshire.com/culture/newcastle-emlyn-castle.html Page 2 of 2

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